BOOK- How to Marry a Royal Highlander- Illegitimate yet thoroughly irresistible, the Renegade Royals are leaving behind their careers as daring spies for the greatest adventure of all…At sixteen, Alasdair Gilbride, heir to a Scottish earldom, fled the Highlands and an arranged betrothal. Ten years later, Alasdair must travel home to face his responsibilities. It's a task that would be much easier without the distracting presence of the most enticing woman he's ever met…
After one escapade too many, Eden Whitney has been snubbed by the ton. The solution: rusticating in the Scottish wilderness, miles from all temptation. Except, of course, for brawny, charming Alasdair. The man is so exasperating she'd likely kill him before they reach the border—if someone else weren't trying to do just that. Now Eden and Alasdair are plunging into a scandalous affair with his life and her reputation. AMAZON
I enjoyed this story immensely. I think it has to do a lot with the Main Characters. Alec and Edie and some of the side characters as well. Alec ran away at the age of sixteen from an arranged marriage, he fled from Scotland and the marriage he had NOT agreed to Although he loved Scotland and the castle he lived in, it began to become more and more of a prison as pressure is placed on him and his fiancee to marry. Of course its been presented as a promise to the clan but there are more secrets involved, making it so much more than that. He finds himself forced to return to Scotland after 10 years but his decision about his supposed fiancee has not changed. He has spent years in dangerous situations and has grown larger not only in body but determination as well. To make it even worse, he finds himself trying to woo Edie, who gives him the cold shoulder when she discovers he is engaged. That makes things even more difficult because Eden and her mother have gone into a form of temporary "exile". WITH Alec in Scotland of all places. Edie has been sent away until things cool down in London from her recent disgrace. Alec's grandfather, the current Laird is resistant to anything English; which Edie and her mother most definitely are. Too bad for grandfather, that Alec is head over heels about Edie, even if he's not sure exactly how she feels about him. Alec enjoys the fact that she is lively, curious, smart, beautiful and more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Nothing boring about her at all. Most of the time he doesn't even mind that she calls him a big "Scottish Oaf" when she gets mad at him. She just thinks he likes to tease and torment her, so she's not sure of his feelings for quite a while either. Many of the seconday characters are pretty interesting as well. Edie's mother being one of those, formidable in her own way; she's a force to be reckonded with. She does love her children and is looking out for them to make good marriages, One's that place them in even higher positions than what they came from. I liked her, she sure came up with some help solve to problems when it was needed. She also increased a few too, at least at first when she went head to head with the old Laird. Fergus, was the steward who loves the land and some think he should have inherited it according to a secret. He is also the angry brother of Alec's fiancee, Donella, who wants to kill Alec for dishonoring his sister by not marrying her. Some things have been happening that look like someone has murder on their mind. Is it Fergus or is it someone else trying to take steps to change lives or take them?
Just to let you know there are at least 2 scenes involving sex in this book.
That promised novella?
Its called, "Tall, Dark and Royal". It was a complete novella that I also enjoyed quite a bit. Dominic Hunter and his long lost friend (and love) Chloe Steele were very well portrayed in this novella. So was the the anguish of Chloe being parted from her son Griffin for so many years. After she got past a certain part of her life, she went into hiding to protect those she loved and to hide her shame. Sir Dominic has been searching for her for a very long time and he's not planning on letting anything stand in his way when it comes to Chloe; not even herself.
I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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